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April 13

  • U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer
  • Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys 
  • Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California
  • Dr. Peter Marks, former head of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

April 6

  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
  • Sen. John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington
  • Rep. Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska
  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

March 30

  • CBS News director of electios and surveys Anthony Salvanto 
  • Shawn Fain, president of United Auto Workers
  • Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia
  • Rep. Jodey Arrington, Republican of Texas 
  • Sue Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in first Trump administration, and Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie 

March 23

  • National Security Adviser Mike Waltz
  • Rep. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky 
  • Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
  • Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissoner 
  • CBS News correspondents Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane 

March 16

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio
  • Steve Witkoff, President Trump's envoy to the Middle East
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina
  • Rep. Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan
  • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat

March 9

  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
  • Kirsten Hillman, Canadian ambassador to the U.S.
  • Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, and Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York
  • Fiona Hill, former White House Russia expert

March 2

  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 
  • Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio
  • Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona
  • Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan
  • European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas

Feb. 23

  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
  • Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East special envoy
  • Sen. John Curtis, Republican of Utah
  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland
  • Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

Feb. 16

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio
  • Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council
  • Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Republican of Texas
  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland

Feb. 9

  • CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto
  • Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota 
  • Sen. Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee
  • Scott MacFarlane, Jan Crawford, Sam Vinograd and Christopher Krebs

Feb. 2

  • Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia
  • Rep. Brian Mast, Republican of Florida
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont
  • Frank Figliuzzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, and CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane
  • Hanna Siegel, niece of freed hostage Keith Siegel

Jan. 26

  • Vice President JD Vance
  • Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio
  • Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado
  • CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez

Jan. 19

  • Rep. Mike Waltz, incoming Trump administration national security adviser 
  • Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina
  • Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia 
  • Save the Children president and CEO Janti Soeripto

Jan. 12

  • FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell 
  • Rep. Judy Chu, Democrat of California
  • Sen. John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming
  • Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona
  • Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Jan. 5

  • Reps. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, and Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
  • House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California 
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican of South Dakota 
  • Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's border czar
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